June Cross Special Report on desegregation

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Title:
June Cross Special Report on desegregation
Description:
This clip features an in-studio report by June Cross on how Phase Two of Judge Garrity's desegregation plan will be implemented in the Boston school district. Overall in the program, co-anchors James Rowe and Carmen Fields read news stories of interest to the African American community in Boston, including those related to the Model Cities layoffs, Freedom House Institute of Education Director Ellen Swepson Jackson's appointment to the Multi Ethnic Citywide Coordinating Council, the National Center of Afro-American Artists' annual celebration of Malcolm X's birthday, the NAACP-led march in Boston on May 17, Patrick Moynihan's appointment to the United Nations, the circulation of a racist sergeants exam by Boston policemen, the ten-year extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and recent acts of Massachusetts legislature. Supporting stories include: Roxbury Action Group's recent hosting of French officials touring the revitalization of John Elliot Square in Roxbury, an in-studio interview conducted by Russell Tillman with Massachusetts State representative Doris Bunte about the proposed changes to welfare, reviews by arts critic Tanya Hart (who speaks with Dr. Alvin Pouissant, co-author of Black Child Care, about his book, reviews the films Cornbread Earl and Me and Space Is the Place, and introduces a previously filmed interview with actress Jackie "Moms" Mabley), a report by June Cross on how Phase Two of Judge Garrity's desegregation plan will be implemented, and a special economic analysis by Tom Hardy. Produced by Marita Rivero. Directed by Conrad White.
Creator:
Barrow-Murray, Barbara
Producer:
Rivero, Marita
Director:
White, Conrad
Creator:
Jones, Vickie
Contributor:
Spangler, Jennifer
Host:
Fields, Carmen
Contributor:
Crane, David
Contributor:
Koppel, Tiit
Contributor:
McGuire Nicholas, Sallie
Contributor:
Correia, Dennis
Host:
Rowe, James
Contributor:
Smith, Lee
Reporter:
Tillman, Russell
Reporter:
Cross, June
Contributor:
Farrier, Steve
Contributor:
Charette, Bill
Contributor:
Chigas, Basil
Researcher:
Spooner, Dighton
Reporter:
Fletcher, Leah
Reporter:
Hart, Tanya
Researcher:
Lawson, Rick
Contributor:
Sullivan, John
Contributor:
Smith, Kathy
Contributor:
Plausse, John
Date:
June 12, 1975
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
WGBH Open Vault
Series:
Say Brother
Subjects:
Bunte, Doris
Cornbread Earl and Me (Motion picture)
John Elliot Square (Roxbury, Mass.)
Roxbury Action Program
Busing for school integration
Jackson, Ellen Swepson
Pouissant, Dr. Alvin
Multi-Ethnic Citywide Coordinating Council (Boston, Mass.)
Civil rights
City planning--Massachusetts--Boston
Mabley, Jackie
Space Is the Place (Motion picture)
Segregation
African Americans--Education
METCO (Boston, Mass.)
National Center of Afro-American Artists (Roxbury, Mass.)
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation
Identifier:
V_296D558064F741DD9DDFEBF35222B3A1